Bribery and corruption are two of the prodigious factors that have derailed Nigeria from the path of progress. They have also hindered the citizens from harnessing their potential. The year the country became independent (1960) was the same year independent countries in Africa started planning their developments.
Right now, cases of bribery and corruption cut across all facets of our lives. Shockingly, bribery and corruption have found their way into schools. We now see that when students find some courses difficult, or are unable to pass their tests or examinations, they, most of the time, opt to pay specific amounts of money to lecturers or invigilators. Presently, there is an institution where some lecturers tell students that want to pass to pay, aside from registration fees.
Aside from kidnapping, coming across checkpoints when one is travelling by road is frightening as law enforcement officers extort money from drivers. Some commuters worsen the situation by encouraging drivers to give or offer bribes purposely not to spend a long time or not to be delayed. Bribery has led to the killing of innocent people by security officers.
Most of the time, luxury-driven leaders collect huge amounts before approving contracts, while contractors execute public projects with substandard materials and nobody will challenge them because they knew or are related to top government officials. To deal with bribery and corruption, people caught offering or collecting bribes with evidence beyond doubt must be punished. Doing this will serve as a deterrent to others.
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